Teens used cleric's gun to steal bike, cops say

Authorities feared the gun stolen this week from an Orange County sheriff's chaplain would get into the wrong hands and be used in a crime.

They were right.

Thursday night, Orlando police arrested two teens accused of robbing a man of his bicycle at gunpoint in east Orlando, not far from where the gun was stolen Sunday.

The victim flagged down officers about 9:15 p.m. Thursday near Stonewall Jackson Road and South Semoran Boulevard and said the teens demanded the bike he was riding a short time earlier. When he refused, one of the teens pulled out a gun and pointed it at him, he told police.

Eduardo Rosa, 18, and Daniel Robles, 15, both of Orlando, were arrested on charges related to the case. The gun, a black 9-mm Glock, was found in Robles' possession, police reports show. Officers said Robles also had a small amount of marijuana when stopped.

Both teens told police that Rosa had his own bicycle stolen on Thursday while they were at the Latin Hooters restaurant on Lake Underhill Road. They returned to Rosa's home to get the gun and then went to look for the bike.

When they saw the victim on what looked like Rosa's bike, the older teen approached the man and demanded he give it back, the report said. The victim swung his fist at Rosa, and that is when Rosa pulled out the gun, the report said.

The handgun belonged to David Laureano, the chaplain, who had the weapon and his chaplain's van stolen from a home near Lake Underhill Road and South Semoran Boulevard on Sunday. The van was found abandoned a few miles away.

Rosa told officers that a chaplain named David had approached him several days ago and said his gun with a laser sight had been stolen. Rosa said he found the gun and planned to call the chaplain on Friday, the report said.

Rosa also is a suspect in the vehicle theft, the report says.

The gun was a personal weapon and was not issued by the Sheriff's Office. Laureano was not authorized to carry a weapon in the vehicle, sheriff's officials said. Laureano told deputies he had the gun in the van because he had earlier taken it to his brother to have a laser sight attached.

Rosa is being held without bail on several firearm charges at the Orange County Jail. Robles was taken to the juvenile-detention center.